Paris Commune 1871. Vengereuses. Parisian communards, Federates. During the Paris Commune, the first feminist mass organization was created, the “Union des Femmes pour la défense de Paris et les soins aux… Read More
No vender of any article in the world makes a greater display than the Limonadiere of Paris.
This way of carrying loads is common in France. A wooden frame is secured to the shoulders, and rests upon the whole surface of the back to the hips.
THE entry into France by Dieppe is particularly striking, it resembles very much an old English town.
The packets from Brighton to Dieppe, when in sight of the harbour, are taken possession of by French pilots
The peasantry, the fishermen, the postillions, all classes below the bourgeoisie, are now, as they were formerly, dressed in heavy, cumbrous woolen cloth.
Woman from Arles, Provence.
Traditional woman folk dress from Saint Jean d’Arves, Savoy France. Costumes Nationaux by Lepage Medvey, Editions Hyperion, 1939. Gallery: Traditional French national costumes
Woman folk dress from Les Sables-d’Olonne in traditional folk dress. Costumes Nationaux by Lepage Medvey, Editions Hyperion, 1939. Gallery: Traditional French national costumes
Folk costume from Pont-l’Abbé Brittany region.
